Metallic railway-tie.



PATENTE'D, MAR. 13,- 1906.

0. L. MUELLER. METALLIC RAILWAYTIE.

No.'8l4,978.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 19,05.

affozum To all whom zit mag/concern.-

, UN ITED sTATES PATENT OFFICE. I

CARL L. :'MUELLER', F WAPAKONETA, OHIO.

METALLIC, RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented-March13, 1906.

' Applioatien filedJujne 12, 1906. iSerialNmflGfhBGlr I Be it known that I, oARL' UDW'IG M EL- LER, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Wapakoneta, in the county of Augla'ize and State of Ohio, have 'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railways Ties; and I do declare the following to "be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains .to make and use the same. I

pensive to manufacture.

My invention relates to improvements in metallic railway-ties; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and" arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

' The object of the inventionis. toimprove and simplify theconstruction of devices of this character, and thereby render the same.

more durable and efficient-in use and less ex- The above and other objects, which Willappear as the nature of my invention is better understood, are accomplished by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 11s a top plan view of portions of two track-rails'securedby my improved me-' Fig. '2 is a side elevation of the tie tallic tie. with parts in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the tie, and Fig. 4jis a 'vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line44in Fig. 1.

denotes my improved railway-tie, which is constructed from a metallic plate of-suitable size and thickness by stamping or cutting the same and bending it as shown; The tie com}; prises a substantially rectangular body pore tion 2 and longitudinally-extending side portions or flanges 3, which'aige bent upwardly from the body portion. The track-rails 4 flanges are shapedto fit theweb and under side ofthe head of the rail, as clearly shown in Fig. f the drawings. 7 The. rails are prevented from moving inwardlyand are securely fastened to the tie ,byclamps 8, which are in-the form of metallic plates bent to form curved portions 9, which engage the inner base-flange of the rail, and dow nturned side flanges 110, which engage; the outerfaces 3. of

the tie. The clamping-plates 8 may be se-.

cured upon the top of the-tiein any desired manner; but I preferably providescrewbolts 11, which are passed upwardly through alining openings'12 and 13 formed, respectively,

v 1n the body portion 2 of the tie and in the clamping-plates 8. The boltsll are preferably formed with right and left hand screwthreaded portions of different diameters to ratchet-teeth toprevent the outer or upperreceive similarly-threaded nuts 14, which have upon their opposing faces coacting most nut from unscrewing after it has been I screwed down into position;

- The construction and advantages of theinvention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. It will be seen that a tie constructed in this manner 2 will be less rigid than a solid iron tie, but it will held the rails firmly and securely in their properposition, so as to render spreading impossible. "It will also be seen that owing to I the simple construction the tie may bemanufactured and usedat comparatively small cost. i

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any -of-the advantages of 7 y p this invention. Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letv ters Patent, is

1. The combination of a metallic railwaytie comprising a body portion formed with apertures, parallel flanges bent up from the sidesof said body, and enlargements at the H ends ofsaidflanges formed with undercut the track-rails, rail-clamps upon the top of "said tie having portions engaging the inner base-flanges of track-rails and downturnedv side flanges engaged with the outerfaces of the flanges of said tie, and means for securing said clamps to said tie, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a metallic railwaytie comprising a body portion formed with portions to receive the outer base-flanges of, i

apertures, parallel flanges bent up from the I sides of said body, and enlargements at the ends of said flanges formed with undercut portions to receive the outerbase-flang'es ,of the track-rails, rail-clamps upon the-top 1 of IIO said tie having portions engaging the inner baseflanges of track-rails and downturned side flanges engaged with the outer faces of the flanges of said tie, screw-bolts passed through alining openings in said clamps and said tie, and locked nuts upon said bolts, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a track-rail, of a metallic tie comprising a plate having its sides bent up to form flanges upon which said rail is adapted to seat, enlargements at the ends of said flanges formed with undercut portions to engage one of the base-flanges of said rail, and a clamping-plate having a portion to engage the opposite base-flange of said rail and downturned side flanges to engage the outer sides of the flanges of said tie, and a fastening device passed through alining openings formed in said tie and in said clamping-plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL L. MUELLER.

Vvitnesses:

ROY E. LAYToN, I-IETTIE M. STEPHENSON. 

